----- Original Message ----- From: "John Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] good superbasic book?
> Tim > > Why it says Copyright 1989 Quanta I don't know, in fact all the > reprints were dated 1989 as no one amended it. > The fact remains, copyright is with Jan Jones. If Quanta had bought > the copyright there would have been no need to make repeated payments > to Jan Jones. > In any case I feel this argument is pointless as there are second hand > copies available. Rich has got three and doubtless there are many more > that could be made available. > Quanta has one copy left and, if I remember rightly, has not sold one > in the last five years. How many requests have we had? > > John Taylor JG A late response due to spending Christmas and New Year abroad. I am inclined to accept John Taylor's views on Copyright as he was probably involved with the original agreement with Jan, whereas I have had no need to check the agreement during the last three years. The copy that Quanta currently holds is a second-hand copy recently donated with some other stuff. The one new copy which I inherited was sold soon after I became Treasurer and since then numerous second hand copies have been received and sold on either by myself at workshops or by Rich Mellor (on behalf of Quanta).There is still a market for this book but it looks as though it can be supplied from donations of no longer required items. Quanta is always willing to accept such no longer required items for resale to QLers who need them. Some £1,000 has been credited to Quanta's bank account from such receipts during the last three years. Rich Mellor is kept updated of the items that Quanta has for resale so that he can offer such items along with those that he holds at his own "depot". Regards, John Gilpin. Quanta Treasurer. > > > On Friday, December 24, 2004, at 05:55 AM, Timothy Swenson wrote: > > > On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:46:19 +0000, John Taylor > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> John > >> > >> You are wrong. > >> Quanta does not own the copyright to the Jan Jones book and never has. > > > > Again, I refer my copy of the Quanta reprint sitting in my hot little > > hands, and it clearly states: > > > > "Copyright 1989 Quanta" > > > > This is from the "Quanta Reprint Limited Edition" of July 1989. If > > Quanta does not own the copyright, then why did Quanta state that it > > does, in the book. > > > > Tim Swenson _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
